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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Greg Amlong will play collegiate hockey next season at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

The second-year USHL defenseman was recently named the USHL Defensive Player of the Week after collecting three points (2g, 1a) during a three-game road trip for the RoughRiders. His two goals were both scored shorthanded. Amlong has collected six points (2g, 4a) and a plus-five rating through seven games this season. Last season, he recorded 13 points (1g, 12a) in 45 regular season games for the RoughRiders and then posted a plus-three rating with one assist in eight playoff contests. The 19-year-old is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri.

Amlong’s teammate Ryan McGrath is also committed to attend to UMass-Lowell, which is the alma mater of their head coach, Mark Carlson.